potential to change the frontline. so we can then ukraine defend us better. it sends also very important signal to putin's russia that you're not going to win this war, this senseless war that has been started over two-and-a-half years ago, almost 2.5 years ago it sends a message of motivation for us, ukrainians that we are not alone. >> it did send also for republicans and democrats in the, in this critical moments to stand together and make this decision together. to protect democracy in this world. >> the russians, for their part, obviously not happy that this aid package was now approved by the house of representatives. in fact, the foreign ministry of russia accusing the united states of using ukrainians as what they call cannon fodder. the ukrainians obviously see all of that very differently. they say